PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monson Gleaves (ranked 3774 p4p, 469 weight class) and Azizi Camara (ranked 3950 p4p, 481 weight class). Gleaves's entrance music is Somebody I Used To Know. A fine choice. Monson Gleaves could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Azizi Camara's chin.

Gleaves
vs
Camara

189 cm
24
202 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

177 cm
19
207 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

IniTech Nutrition

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Monson Gleaves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azizi Camara!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gleaves rushes Camara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Camara as Gleaves tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camara.
Camara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Camara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gleaves misses with a takedown attempt - Camara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Camara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gleaves has been working on his balance at Rabid Dog , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Camara.
Camara tries to clinch up but Gleaves circles away and keeps his distance.
Gleaves feinted with a counter takedown.
Gleaves swats away the attempt to clinch by Camara.
Camara misses with a few strikes there.
Camara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gleaves circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Camara closes the distance and clinches.
Gleaves goes for a takedown in the clinch but Camara prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monson Gleaves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gleaves wants a takedown but no success here.
Camara avoiding damage.
Camara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camara scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gleaves lands a takedown into guard.

Camara is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gleaves is aware though and is defending well.

Gleaves has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Camara to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Gleaves is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Camara pulls down on the head and he's put Gleaves to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Azizi Camara!
Azizi Camara tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.